GNAGEY GAS AND OIL COMPANY

Gnagey Gas & Oil was established in 1945 by Emmert Gnagey. Emmert started with one truck he purchased from Mobiloil Company when their company discontinued delivering heating oil in the area. Emril would drive to West Brownsville where Mobiloil had a storage terminal. He loaded the truck with fuel for the deliveries he would make that day. He would often be accompanied by his son, Jim, who helped pull the hose for the fuel deliveries. On Saturdays, the father and son would stop at Fiddles in Brownsville for a hot dog lunch while making deliveries. In 1960, Emril began to expand the heating oil business by building a small storage plant in Uniontown and buying more heating oil trucks. Emril passed in 1963 and left behind his wife, Mary and his son, Jim. At this time, Gnagey Gas & Oil owned and operated 3 heating oil trucks, one of which was now driven by Jim. Jim assumed the duties of the day-to-day operations of the company, which included scheduling the daily deliveries for all the..

Primary location: Uniontown United States